Two families from opposite ends of the same city collide in Haysiyet, a 2026 Turkish drama built around what an ordinary household will risk to defend its name.
What is Haysiyet about?
The series centers on a working-class family drawn into conflict with a far wealthier, more powerful one, after Mehmet and Simay, who come from entirely different worlds, find their paths crossing unexpectedly. What starts as a personal connection between the two quickly turns into a wider test of loyalty, pride, and standing, as each family's expectations pull against the other's. Rather than a single confrontation, the show builds its tension out of accumulating pressure: old grievances, mismatched social footing, and the demand that both families keep their dignity intact even as the two people at the center try to hold onto something of their own.
About the cast
Kerem Alışık and Reha Özcan lead a cast built around the two families' patriarchs, with Doğukan Güngör and Merih Öztürk in the central roles of Mehmet and Simay, and Burak Çelik, Gökberk Yıldırım, Aybüke Yılmaz, and Orkuncan İzan filling out the wider ensemble.
Context & significance
Directed by Eda Teksöz, Haysiyet arrives in 2026 as part of a strong run of Turkish social dramas centered on class divides and family honor, a genre that travels well beyond Turkey and has built a loyal following among Persian-speaking audiences. The show's Persian dub and subtitle options make it one of the more accessible recent Turkish titles for viewers who prefer to watch in Farsi rather than follow subtitles in another language. Its long episode runtimes give the family conflict room to build gradually rather than resolve in a single confrontation, a pacing style familiar to fans of the genre's biggest hits.
Watching Haysiyet on Ktime
Haysiyet is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, watchable with a free account login as part of a Farsi-first catalogue built for the Iranian diaspora.